What I'm wondering is how much of my preference was due to the DSP speakers in combo with the 561
You mean the 568 I assume, cause you jumped from the 568 to the 561 in your post ?
The speakers had almost everything to do with it. In that configuration the 568 is nothing than a pure digital processor. D/A stages of the speakers were used as well as their amplifiers and their DSP correction !
In order to give you an estimate of a "possible difference" in your system let us know more about your current setup and room ?
although my auditions were not with similar speakers or sound levels.
Ouch....
To be honest, here I'm A little harsh, never ever try to do comparisons that way. You end up with wrong ideas and impressions that simply cannot be considered as fact. Always use the same system and room for processor comparisons. I know this is difficult, if most often not impossible.
Cheers,
Andreas
[This message has been edited by Andreas (edited 11-20-2001).]